MHS831

He should be mad at his agent if he did not put some escalation clauses into the deal if that happens. TE/WR agents used to argue that--if the TE was out wide more than tight...Not sure how that all works, however.

I think it is interesting that the NFL does not pay kickers based on their importance. An elite pitcher in baseball makes nearly a million a start and they are on the bench 80% of the time. Justin Tucker, the highest paid Kicker (Gano is second, by the way) makes $5m--about $330k per game--and they play fewer games (1/10). I dunno. I do not trust Joey. He must Goey.

I do not think we see Brady right away--but we will see him by midseason. We need 2-3 OL on rookie contracts, imo, to use the cap where we need it. At the moment, none are, and they are not that good. If we can get Brown and Christensen in the lineup, that bodes well for the next 3 seasons after this one. I personally think, if Daley steps up and stays healthy, we can be good on the offensive line this year.

they will think twice about starting 2 rookies beside one another.

Being the eternal ray of sunshine and all that is good and wholesome, I tend to look at the positives, because I understand the preseason and am not a whiny little bastard like some of you loathsome, bottom-feeding, porta-a-pottie dwellers. Moving forward and upward... I really liked Luvu, Taylor (hope he is not injured), Christensen, Brown, Shi Smith, Marshall, Daley, and Moton. Erving was not horrible, but he needs to swing. Tremble is a player--we have to get him and Luvu on the field to help make us nasty. I did not like Paradis, Elflein, Jalen Julius, Roy (terrible when I focused on him), Walker (what was that?), Slye (bye bye guy),

PJ was terrible last night.

I have to leave this thread to find that "QB controversy" thread.

You are very smart. We are in an exclusive club around here.

Luvu is 24---I want him on the field as much as possible.

They got to see him for a few days....

Longshot prediction: We pick up the Ravens backup kicker and let Joey goey.

Knocked off his helmet and headband. Damn. They should check to make sure his socks are still on.

Isn't this the trend with teams that don't have to worry about QB for a long time-New England, New Orleans--they seem to think that they are better players and coaches than they are, then they get hammered into mediocrity--like Bill B. last season, Sean P this season. Or the try to whip their horse into the ground--like at the end of True Grit...Like Ron R.

Am I the only Huddler who thinks Prescott is overrated? He has a stud OL, good WRs, a good RB, and he is good. But when the OL got hurt and he lost a WR, poo.

Left side of the OL, especially if Moton gets some time there. Brady Christensen-if he can play RT, the could make the Moton to LT move. LG. Is Elflein the answer or is he simply Paradis II? The S situation--with emerging Robinson, Chandler, and Franklin, are we set with the depth behind Burris and Chinn? MLB Players: Hartsfield--nobody is talking about him, but he could be a factor. Nixon and Hoskins. How good might we be at DT? YGM (need to start seeing fire from him--fire I say!) Marshall and ShiSmith (might have a lot to do with the Anderson 2023 contract) Joey (the human slice) Sly.

You have a keen eye and good judgement

The Bills gotta be in the super bowl discussion

Every year, thousands of Huddlers and adoring fans beg me for my season predictions. Every year, I say "no, the future cannot be foretold," but some hot babe talks me into it. I realize that many of you do not stick your necks out, but you are first to attack those who do. You are about as useful as that hair I pull out of my comb every arbor day. You are that rank smelling cheese one finds in that dimple above one's butt crack. You are...I digress. So here you go--how the Panthers win 10 games and anger the fan base. The schedule is great, through week 13 or so. If we can beat New Orleans and the Cardinals in Arizona, I think it should mean the playoffs are in sight. If not, prepare to draft around #18 and start mock drafting in late December. Game 1: Panthers defeat the NY Jets in a bloodbath. Fans go crazy, start predicting a multiple win season. (1-0) Game 2: Panthers upset by the the Saints and their new QB at home. If the Panthers can pressure and handle the pressure, the new secondary will give whoever they play fits. But the Panthers have to stop that pass rush, and I see Erving getting torched. Panthers discouraged because they needed this one. Winnable, but the OL will be exposed this early in the season (1-1) Game 3: Panthers travel to Houston and pick on that franchise like a new kid in school wearing Walmart sneakers. Fan base starting to talk Super Bowl (one fan asks another where the game is being played this year) (2-1) Game 4: Do Panthers fly home or do they stay in the Lone Star State? Two road games, a decent Cowboys team—Panthers drop one to the Cowboys, and it hurts to say it. (2-2) Game 5: The Eagles look to be pretty bad this year, based on my observations of one meaningless preseason game. Panthers win at home (3-2). Game 6: Vikings Panthers is a tough call, but I am not a fan of Cousins, which is why I left my first wife, despite the approval of her Dad Uncle Steve. Home field to Panthers, (4-2) Game 7: Panthers travel to the Big Apple and pick some low-hanging fruit from the Gettlemen Giving Tree. (5-2) Game 8: Panthers go to Atlanta and take a game from the Falcons, who might be the worst team in the NFL by season’s end. (6-2). Game 9: New England is not that good without Brady, and by November, Cam’s arm will be rubber again. Can we beat Jones at home? Prolly. (7-2) Game 10: Panthers travel to Arizona and face a tough game in Phoenix. (7-3). Game 11: Washington comes to town with a stingy defense and no offense. We win in a low-scoring, closer-than-we-thought game. (8-3) Game 12: Panthers travel to Miami after Thanksgiving for a fish dinner. (I swear, I am making these up as I go along—no plagiarism) (9-3) Game 13: Falcons come to town and leave as pigeons. Panthers win big, start thinking playoffs. (10-3) Game 14: Back to reality. Bills bring Panthers down to Earth in Orchard Park. (10-4). Game 15: Brady and the Bucs come to town and spank the Panthers for having a better record than they should have and because they have the GOAT and he still has not fully hit the wall. (10-5) Game 16: Panthers travel to the Big Easy and find it tough to win because they lose on the road. Playoff hopes dashed? (10-6) Game 17: This is interesting, because if the Bucs have the division and home field wrapped up, the Panthers could win and make the playoffs. I think that is possible, but if not, Bucs win (10-7) and Panthers end the season on a 4-game losing streak, missing the playoffs. Panther nation outraged. And so it was written, the gospel of MHS 8:31.

I assume that Darnold is going to be a significant upgrade. No yellow jacket yet, but improvement. Better than and QB we have had since 2017. In my view, these teams project to be worse than the Panthers (12): Bengals, Eagles, Texans, Jets, Giants, Falcons, Lions, Broncos, Jaguars, Bears, WFT, Dolphins. These teams to be about equal to the Panthers (10): Saints, 49ers, Cowboys, Patriots, 49ers, Raiders, Chargers, Vikings, Steelers, Cardinals Better NFC Teams: Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Seattle, LA Rams So Tampa, Green Bay, Rams win divisions. Seattle gets a wild card. We must be better than the Saints, Vikings, 49ers, and Cowboys to go to the dance. Of course, this will be horribly wrong, but it is how I see it now. On the schedule: Saints x 2, Cowboys. I am seeing good things. We win 10, miss the playoffs in a tie breaker.

Well said.

Thanks for schooling me, dude. Our defensive secondary last season vs. this year? To put it into perspective, Pride started and was borderline roster this season before his injury. Horn is a stud, Bouye is an upgrade, Jackson is back, Chinn is moving to FS, and to be honest, Hartsfield has been solid at nickel. We have more pass rush, better secondary, better MLB (Whitehead?). We added DT Jones, Nixon. We added OLB Reddick. We added DE Fox. Same team? Ummm--nope, and that was my point.